Willy Chavarria is telling personal stories for AW22.
In a play upon dichotomies, Willy Chavarria’s AW22 collection “Uncut” is continuing the designer’s play upon precisely oversized proportions. Showcasing his collection in New York’s Prince George ballroom, Chavarria was juxtaposing his SS22 “Cut Deep” collection, which brought on a sensational sense of silhouette with oversized trousers hanging over boxers, marking the beginning of the macro trend that we all saw on the runway this February.
Chavarria has had an illustrious career across American fashion, beginning at underwear brand Joe Boxer, before moving onto Ralph Lauren and creating his eponymous brand in 2015. The brightest feeling of his creativity is the sense of the individual and what they bring to the clothes. Turning down the runway were not just the usual male models and actors that we are all used to seeing, but men that brought their own unique spin to the silhouettes – plus size models, professional fighters, queer club kids and more. Donning oversized wool tailored trousers (a Chavarria signature) combined with patriotic slogan sweatshirts and sports jerseys, the silhouettes meticulously embraced every single individual into a brilliantly proportioned and oversized feeling of individual coolness. The garments begin a specific story that allowed to be completed with each model’s personality.
Always emphasising the importance of community, Chavarria brought members from his CCCC collective, which supports Latinx and LGBTQIA+ artists by enhancing their creative skills, to walk the runway and shine a light on what his collective is all about, and that is the honest art form of telling personal truths. Utilising design and silhouette, like an artist would use the finest brushstrokes to paint the most detailed artwork, Willy Chavarria’s clothes are skilfully sincere, placing the subject front and centre, loud and clear.
